Academics at Long Island University

The Academic Picture

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at Long Island University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Use the sections below to explore each part of academic life in more detail, or follow a link to the full report on that topic:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

The student-to-faculty ratio at Long Island University is about average at 13 to 1, close to the national average of 15 to 1. At Long Island University, 39% of instructors are full time, close to the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition page.

Majors and Fields of Study

Long Island University offers 75 majors with reported completions across 22 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at Long Island University are shown below:

The most popular majors at Long Island University, measured by graduates, are listed below.

See the full majors breakdown on the academic majors report.

More to Consider

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at Long Island University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether Long Island University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 0 undergraduates study at least partly online. See distance learning options.
• Thinking about graduate school? Consider how many students continue their studies and how well the school retains and graduates its students (77% of full-time freshmen return for a second year). See graduation and retention.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of Long Island University.

Continue Your Research into Long Island University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Majors & Degree Programs at Long Island University — majors, concentrations and completions in detail
• Faculty & Class Sizes at Long Island University — student-faculty ratio, full-time vs adjunct, and tenure detail
• Graduation and Retention at Long Island University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Online Learning at Long Island University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation at Long Island University — accreditation status and accrediting bodies